Massachusetts state income tax on your paycheck
Massachusetts applies a flat 5.00% income tax. Here is how it appears on your pay stub.
How Massachusetts state tax works in 2025
Massachusetts uses a flat 5.00% rate on most wage income, applied after any state-level standard deduction or allowances.
Massachusetts runs a paid leave program (MA PFML) funded by a payroll deduction.
Additional 4% surtax on income over $1M (millionaires tax). PFML deduction.
Massachusetts official sources
Official sources
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — IRS · 2025 · last verified 2025-04-01
- IRS Topic 751 — Social Security and Medicare Withholding Rates — IRS · 2025 · last verified 2025-04-01
- SSA — Contribution and Benefit Base — SSA · 2025 · last verified 2025-04-01
- U.S. DOL — Overtime Pay (FLSA) — DOL · last verified 2025-04-01
More Massachusetts guides
- Massachusetts paycheck calculator (2025)
- Massachusetts pay stub checker
- Massachusetts salary after tax
- Massachusetts payroll deductions guide
- Massachusetts overtime pay rules
- Massachusetts minimum wage on a paycheck
- Massachusetts pay stub laws
- Massachusetts local payroll taxes
- Massachusetts: why is my paycheck lower than expected?
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